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The Antigravity was new to the TNF range north face jacket this summer and is part of their Summit Series. That means it’s a technical jacket designed for high mountain use. As you’ll have guessed from the name, it’s also pretty light, so if you think of it as a lightweight but protective mountain jacket you won’t go far wrong. Most companies producing a 200-quid mountain jacket would use either Gore-Tex or event fabric, but TNF has enough faith in its own Haven’t DT material – the DT stands for Dry Touch by the way – to use it here in three different guises – the main body fabric, reinforced sides, arms and hem areas and in stretch version behind the shoulder blades.
Other neat touches include 13mm skinny sealing tape to cut weight and increase breathability, water-resistant zips and venting pockets. None of its rocket science these days, but it’s all very nicely executed. The North Face may be increasingly popular with ‘normal people’ but don’t the north face jacket assume that means they’ve lost the ability to make excellent technical garments, the Antigravity is a very effective lightweight mountain jacket.
For starters, the Haven’t DT fabric may not be in quite the same breathability class as event, but we reckon it’s at least as good as Gore-Tex XTR. Then there’s the cut, which is closer and more fitted than other TNF kit we’ve used making for a much neater fit, which we really liked. We also reckon that the reinforcements on the shoulders, arms and sides should make it outlet north face durable enough for pack use despite the very reasonable 500-gramme weight figure. It’s also long enough to give reasonable butt protection.